CRIME

West Yorkshire Police and Trading Standards
27th March 2026
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Leeds licensing chiefs move to close loophole exploited by criminal gangs

Licensing officials at Leeds City Council are seeking to close a legal loophole they fear is being exploited by criminal gangs to continue selling illicit tobacco, vapes and alcohol. Investigations by Leeds City Council’s licensing officers, working alongside colleagues in public health and West Yorkshire Trading Standards, found organised crime groups could use a…
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Leeds youth violence and criminal exploitation
17th May 2024
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Inspectors Commend Leeds City’s Response to Serious Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation

Leeds City Council and its partners have received high praise from inspectors for their efforts in addressing serious youth violence and criminal exploitation. The findings from a ‘Joint Targeted Area Inspection’ (JTAI) conducted by Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS), and HM Inspectorate of…
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Seized Mercedes Sprinter
11th August 2023
1 min read

End of the road for fly tippers as council continues crackdown

Officers from Leeds City Council’s serious environmental crime team have seized another vehicle, as part the council’s crack down on fly tipping, bringing the total number of vehicles seized in Leeds to 11 over the last 12 months. The mercedes sprinter was seized in Harehills, following a proactive investigation, after a member of the…
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Forward Leeds
23rd July 2021
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New powers to tackle street drinking in Armley approved

New powers banning street drinking in Armley town centre and its immediate surrounding areas have been given the go-ahead this month. Secured by Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police at Leeds Magistrates Court, the ‘Partial Closure Order’ forms part of a wide range of work being undertaken in the Armley community to tackle…
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Leeds Anti-Social Behaviour Team
18th June 2021
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Sound equipment removed from three properties and home closed following operation to tackle noise nuisance

Sound equipment has been seized from a number of properties in north west Leeds and another home ‘closed’ after residents ignored previous warnings regarding unacceptable levels of noise. This follows the approval of three Warrant of Entry Orders and a Premise Closure Order at Leeds Magistrates Court to support the wide-ranging work undertaken by…
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PSPO St James Hospital
20th November 2020
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Additional PSPO powers introduced to tackle anti-social behaviour in communities across Leeds set to continue

Additional powers introduced in October 2017 to tackle anti-social behaviour and associated issues in designated communities across Leeds will remain in place following a review. Also given the go-head by Leeds City Council alongside the existing 13 Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) is a new PSPO specifically covering the area of Swillington. A PSPO…
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West Yorkshire Police
16th October 2020
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Injunction to tackle misuse of fireworks in Leeds granted by court

Additional powers to tackle the misuse of fireworks in communities across Leeds have come into force this month. As part of an injunction order secured at Leeds County Court, both preventative and proactive measures will be available to Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police to take action against any individual or group that…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
15th May 2017
1 min read

Leeds business smoked out with shisha bar conviction

A Burmantofts business has been prosecuted by Leeds City Council for operating as a shisha bar allowing smoking in enclosed premises. The owner of Fabylon at 11A Cherry Row in Burmantofts, Mr Brwa Ahmed, was fined £440 and ordered to pay £1818 costs and a £40 victim surcharge after being found guilty at Leeds…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
15th May 2017
1 min read

Leeds skin piercer feels the pinch after failing to register services

A skin piercer has been successfully prosecuted by Leeds City Council for refusing to register his services. Mr John Powell (also known as Jonny Demonic Doll) was fined £220 and ordered to pay £1850 costs and a £30 victim surcharge after being found guilty at Leeds Magistrates Court on Friday 5 May of operating…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
20th February 2017
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Man with a van picks up hefty fine for dumping waste

A Leeds man who advertises ‘Man with a Van’ services on social media has been fined over £1700 for illegally dumping waste on a country lane, which he had been paid to dispose of. Christopher Brennan of Eastwood Drive, Swarcliffe, Leeds was fined £692 for illegally depositing waste for profit, and carrying waste illegally.…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
14th February 2017
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Unlicensed Leeds cancer charity collector fined

A man has been fined by magistrates after repeatedly claiming to be collecting for a cancer charity near big public events in Leeds without a licence. Richard Charles Matthews, of Stanley Road, Burmantofts, was found guilty at Leeds Magistrates Court of five separate charges of conducting an unlicensed collection in a public place. He was…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
19th December 2016
1 min read

Beeston resident guilty of fly-tipping hit with three-month curfew

A resident of Beeston has been hit with a three-month curfew and a financial penalty after pleading guilty to a number of fly-tipping offences. Mr Yadson Barroso of Westbourne Avenue was ordered to pay £200 towards costs and a surcharge of £60 at Leeds Magistrates Court after pleading guilty this month to four offences…
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